Heading to London

[Aus-Matty]

Hey all.
Heading to london for an unknown length of time in a couple of days, hopefully a few months.
I am from western Australia a keen spearo/freediver
Am keen for some pool training what is the best way to go about it? is there a few groups around?

Cheers

Matty

 

[Monkey Matt]

Check out this blog
http://richmondfreediving.blogspot.com
They train most Thursdays in SW London.
You'll need a wet suit at this time of year. You must be mad to come to London at the start of the winter :duh

 

[samdive]

don't be a wuss! train out of the pool as well

www.saltfreedivers.com - about 2 hours from London and lots of people come from there so lifts are usually possible

Sam

 

[Aus-Matty]

Cheers sam that looks sweet, im gonna line that up for sure,
Ta for the pool info as well

is there a minimum age to gain access to the salt free quarry, i am 16 and have qualifications for PADI such as Advanced Scuba diver/ rescue diver
am i not eligble to dive the quarry?

 

[samdive]

ah - sorry, we have an 18 years age limit..... but I think you will be ok at the pool session with a parents permission signed off

 

[Aus-Matty]

hah no good to me not travelling with them,
cheers anyway

 

[BennyB]

You'll need a wet suit at this time of year. You must be mad to come to London at the start of the winter :duh

The day before I left Sydney it was 30 degrees - yep, must be mad. Well i've been here 5 days now and it's only rained for 2 of those - them's good odds rofl

I don't think monofins were meant for travel on the tube either, had some mighty strange looks on the way back from Heathrow. Oh well, where there's a will...

Cheers,
Ben

 

[samdive]

Hey Ben if you want to get out of the pool and into the lake give me a shout.

Officially this is our last real meet today but a few of the hardcore will be training through the winter and you are welcome to join!

S

www.saltfreedivers.com

 

[Paul Maxwell]

Howdy Matty
Checkout the London International Club on http://www.spearfishing.org.uk/. Predominantly Spearfishing but a few of the members are Freedivers as well.
No age restrictions.